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Welcome to the Local Group Astronomy Club of Santa Clarita, California.

Those of you visiting from the general public can access many of the features here. All public events, articles and newsletters should be accessible to you. When you decide to join us, the rest of the features will open up to you. You can apply for membership right here by clicking the sign-up link in the upper right.

07/16/2015 - Wow! What a party!

We had a triple event last weekend with a star party, pizza party and Girl Scout outreach all happening at the same time and place. Our quarterly Vasquez Rocks Star Party kicked off with folks arriving around 6pm. We had astronomers from The Local Group and LAAS. I think I ... more

06/21/2015 - Sidewalk Astronomy at the Mall

We had a great time doing some Sidewalk Astronomy last night at the Valencia Mall with well over 200 people checking out the views of the sun, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and a beautiful crescent moon. We were situated in the plaza just outside TGI Friday's and Sisley. We started around ... more

04/11/2015 - Things to look at this month.

Here are some things to look forward to in the next month or so:

Lyrids Meteor Shower - Expected to peak during the evenings of April 22nd and 23rd as the earth passes through the trail of comet Thatcher. Look between the constellations Lyra and Hercules ... more

08/15/2014 - Election Results

The Local Group, Inc. held it's general election of the Board of Directors during the general membership meeting at 7pm on August 8th at Barnes & Noble in Santa Clarita. There are 9 director seats available with 1/3 of them up for election each year. This year there were five ... more

06/14/2014 - It's Official!

The Local Group is pleased to announce that we have been granted Non-Profit Tax Exempt status by the IRS! We are now a 501(c)(3) corporation classed as a "public charity." This means that any donations made to The Local Group are now tax deductible. We have been working on this ... more